The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-19

ENGLISHS ERAHOUSE-''Beacon Lights, :"
afternoon and evening.
THE MUSEUM-"Her Atonement" afternoon and
evening.
In Brief
William Weaver living at the corner of South
and Missouri streets, was arrested by Detective
Bruce. last night. charged with stealing nloes
from freight car in the Vandalia yards
The will of the late William Essman, proprie-
tor of the Illinois House, prooated yester-
day, in which all his property is left to his wife.
Gertrude. His property consists OF the LIMOS
House and several pieces of real estate
Miss Cora Bell Barrows, living at No. 80
Spann avenue, very badly bitten by a
vicious dog owned by Martin Hagerly, No. 81
English avenue, at noon yesterday. A hand and
arm were badly lacerated and the other hand
was bitten.
The Governor has RENTED fine of $25 i'm
posed by Justice Slaughter. of Terre Haute on
Jerry Metheny. for assault and battery. Methe-
ny had been In Jail for a month in default or
payment, and the remission was asked by the
prosecuting attorney, county officers, and 9TH
ANOTHER ADVANCE IN COAL PRICES.
The Indianapolis Coal Exchange has made an
other advance in prices. increasing the retail
charge on anthracite coal SO cents per ton, soft
prices. which are now higher than ever before
In Indianapolis. are: Indiana block, So. 20;
Pittsburg. 81 so; jackson. 81 25; anthracite S.
INJURED IN sMAsHUP
Henry DIPPED, residing at No. 56 Down ey
street, met with serious accident yesterday
morning. While driving on North Delaware
street, near North his horse became unmanage-
ished. and Mr.. DIPPED was badly bruised about
the head and face and perhaps hurt internally.
The horse and buggy belonged to Jacob Crone
MUST PAY DELINQUENT TAXES.
The Chicago Telephone Company, the bust
of which is confined to towns in the north
ern part of the State. is one of the corporations
that evaded taxation on its gross receipts. It's
back taxes this account reached consider
able sum, which the Attorney-general has sue
ceeded in collecting on the strength of the suits
he gained againt other delinquent corporations
ARRESTED ON TWO CHARGES
George Rector and Willie Leopold, aged nine
and eleven, respectively, were arrested last even
ing, charged with grand larceny and malicious
trespass. Yesterday morning they took horse
and buggy from a citizen named johnson, living
the South Side, and put in the day driving
over the city. Merchant policeman Wilsey found
them in possession Of the property and arrested
Thorn.
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC AT FRANKLIN.
Secretary Metcalf of the State Board of
Health, has received report from the health
officer Of Franklin, stating that typhoid fever
prevails there to serious extent. There are
twenty-five cases in the town. but 80 far only
three deaths have occurred the disease is of
a mild form Low water in the wells is said to
be the of the sickness. Many wells
dry, and in some sections of the town the people
are near distress.
A SOCIETY OF AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS.
A number OF enthusiastic amateur photogra-
piers Of this city met last night for the purpose
of organizing a society for their mutual advance
ment. and the interest shown promises we'll for
the future of the club. Tom f. Hibben was
chosen chairman and Charles Mcbride secretary
pro tenn. After considerable discussion the
Indian polls Camera Club. A constitution and
bylaws were adopted, and the meeting ad-
journed to meet next Friday evening, at Room
8, No. 49, North Pennsylvania street.
FOREIGN ENTRIES OF MONUMENT DESIGNS.
The Secretary of the Treasury was recently
asked by the secretary of the State Soldiers and
Sailors Monument Commission of Indiana how
entry of the packages containing designs for the
monument to be erected by that association may-
be facilitated in order to avoid delay after their
arrival in this country. He has been informed
in reply that tho department has recently de-
cided that plaster cast, intended to be used
a model for the construction of monument,
was entitled to free entry. and that this ruling
would apply to the designs in this case It is
suggested that the packages be consigned to an
express company at the port of entry.
COMPLAINT OF PRoPERTY-owNERs.
The trustees of the German Orphans Home and
property along Pleasant com
planning that contractors violating a city or
dinance by hauling gravel from the bed of the
creek, and thereby causing the stream to wash,
and damage their property. Several years ago
an ordinance was passed prohibiting the removal
of gravel from the bed of the stream, but the
contractors who complained of own the
ground from which they removing gravel,
and claim that the city has right to pass an
ordinance prohibiting them from using what
legally belongs to them. The validity of the or
dinance will probably be tested by Injunction
suit brought by the property owners.
Items from the Courts.
A DAMAGE SUIT COMPROMISED.
The damage suit of Sarah j. White against
the c., I. ST. L. & G. Railroad Company was